Glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container

ABSTRACT

A glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container while a user holds an article, including a glove portion and a receptacle portion. The glove portion is worn on a hand of the user. The receptacle portion snugly holds the beverage container therein and is replaceably attached to a back-of-the-hand-facing surface of the glove portion so as not to obstruct use of the hand of the user and allow the user to hold the article.

1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A. Field of the Invention

The embodiments of the present invention relate to a glove, and more particularly, the embodiments of the present invention relate to a glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container.

B. Description of the Prior Art

Numerous innovations for gloves have been provided in the prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, they differ from the embodiments of the present invention.

(1) U.S. Pat. No. 1,640,004 to Lunblad.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,640,004 to Lunblad teaches a glove constructed for use in picking small fruit, such as berries, plumbs, cherries, and also olives, and the like. The glove is equipped at the side of the palm portion with a receptacle so as to set the articles after they have been picked by the fingers of the person wearing the glove.

(2) U.S. Pat. No. 2,432,325 to McDougall.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,432,325 to McDougall teaches gloves for sportsman, such as fishermen, huntsmen, baseball players, and the like.

(3) U.S. Pat. No. 4,326,706 to Guthrie.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,326,706 to Guthrie teaches a glove for joggers having a weight fixed to its back side in the metacarpal area and another weight removably applied to the palm side of the glove at the outer metacarpal area. The first weight is surrounded by a plastic flanged cover and projects through an opening in the back of the glove. The flange is stitched to the glove around the opening. The palm side weight is non-circular in a non-circular pocket from which it can be removed and which disposes it over the outer metacarpal area.

(4) U.S. Pat. No. 4,414,692 to Dzierson.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,414,692 to Dzierson teaches a drinking glove for facilitating handling of a drinking vessel, including a glove portion and a pocket portion secured to the palm of the glove portion. The pocket portion defines a volume dimensioned to receive a drinking vessel.

(5) U.S. Pat. No. 4,703,927 to Hanzlik.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,703,927 to Hanzlik teaches a jogger's hand weight for exercising the muscles of the upper body incorporating two internal chambers. One chamber is for holding a quantity of weighting materials so that the weight of the device may be varied, and a second chamber is for holding a quantity of drinking fluid. A straw tube is included in the drinking fluid compartment so that the fluid may be consumed by the runner without interrupting his motion. The hand weight has a U-shaped design so that both compartments fall on opposite sides of the hand when grasped as intended.

(6) U.S. Pat. No. 5,003,637 to Lonon.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,003,637 to Lonon teaches gloves, to the external back surfaces of which a utility attachment, such as a container for cigarettes, driver's license, credit cards, pens, pencils, comb, mirror, watch, radio, first aid equipment, or the like, or a decorative figure or symbol, may be removably attached.

(7) U.S. Pat. No. 6,000,058 to Iselin.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,000,058 to Iselin teaches a beverage-holding device. The device includes a beverage holder coupled to a glove. The beverage holder is adapted to receive and support a beverage container, and is coupled to the glove by one or more fastening mechanisms that may be fixed or selectively releasable mechanisms. In some embodiments, the holder is pivotally coupled to the glove. When not being used to support a beverage container, the holder may be stowed in an out-of-the-way position, such as on the back of the glove.

It is apparent that numerous innovations for gloves have been provided in the prior art that are adapted to be used. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the embodiments of the present invention as heretofore described.

2. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Thus, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.

Briefly stated, another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container while a user holds an article, including a glove portion and a receptacle portion. The glove portion is worn on a hand of the user. The receptacle portion snugly holds the beverage container therein and is attached to a back-of-the-hand-facing surface of the glove portion so as not to obstruct use of the hand of the user and allow the user to hold the article.

The novel features considered characteristic of the embodiments of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The embodiments of the present invention themselves, however, both as to their construction and their method of operation together with additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying drawing.

3. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The figures of the drawing are briefly described as follows:

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic back elevational view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container;

FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic front elevational view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container;

FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container while a user holds a item, such as a remote control;

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic back elevational view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a necked-bottle beverage container; and

FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic front elevational view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a necked-bottle beverage container.

4. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING A. General.

-   10 glove of present invention for non-obtrusively holding and     thermally insulating canned beverage container 12 while user 14     holds an article, such as remote control or like 16 -   12 canned beverage -   14 user -   16 article, such as remote control or like

B. Overall Configuration of Glove 10.

-   18 glove portion for wearing on hand 22 of user 14 -   20 receptacle portion for snugly holding beverage container 12     therein -   22 hand of user 14

C. Specific Configuration of Glove Portion 18.

-   24 back-of-the-hand-facing surface of main part 26 of glove portion     18 -   26 main part of glove portion 18 -   28 finger root parts of glove portion 18 for allowing fingers 32 of     hand 22 of user 14 to extend therethrough -   30 palm-facing surface of main part 26 of glove portion 18 -   32 fingers of hand 22 of user 14 -   34 stitches

D. Specific Configuration of Receptacle Portion 20.

-   36 longitudinal side wall of receptacle portion 20 -   38 bottom wall of receptacle portion 20 -   39 top of receptacle portion 20 -   40 closed bottom of receptacle portion 20

E. Specific Configuration of Alternate Embodiment of Receptacle Portion 120

-   120 receptacle portion -   136 longitudinal side wall of receptacle portion 120 -   139 top of receptacle portion 120 -   144 zipper for allowing snug reception of necked-bottle beverage     container 146 in receptacle portion 120 -   146 necked-bottle beverage container

5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A. General

Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to FIGS. 1-3, which are, respectively, a diagrammatic back elevational view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container, a diagrammatic front elevational view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container, and a diagrammatic perspective view of the glove of the present invention non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container while a user holds a article, such as a remote control, the glove of the present invention is shown generally at 10 for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a canned beverage container 12 (FIGS. 1 and 2) while a user 14 holds an article 16, such as a remote control (FIG. 3) or the like, so as not to obstruct use of the hand of the user 14 and allow the user 14 to hold the article 16.

B. Overall Configuration of the Glove 10

The glove 10 comprises a glove portion 18 and a receptacle portion 20. The glove portion 18 is for wearing on a hand 22 of the user 14. The receptacle portion 20 is for snugly holding the beverage container 12 therein and is permanently attached to a back-of-the-hand-facing surface 24 of the glove portion 18 so as not to obstruct use of the hand 22 of the user 14 and allow the user 14 to hold the article 16.

C. Specific Configuration of the Glove Portion 18

The glove portion 18 comprises a main part 26 and finger-root parts 28. The main part 26 of the glove portion 18 has a palm-facing surface 30 and the back-of-the-hand-facing surface 24. The finger-root parts 28 of the glove portion 18 extend from the main part 26 of the glove portion 18 and are for allowing the fingers 32 of the hand 22 of the user 14 to extend therethrough.

The glove portion 18 further comprises stitches 34. The stitches 34 permanently affixes the back-of-the-hand-facing surface 24 of the main part 26 of the glove portion 18 to the receptacle portion 20.

D. Specific Configuration of the Receptacle Portion 20

The configuration of the receptacle portion 20 can best be seen in FIG. 5, which is a diagrammatic elevational view of the receptacle portion of the glove of the present invention identified by ARROW 5 in FIGS. 1-3, and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto.

The receptacle portion 20 comprises a longitudinal side wall 36, a bottom wall 38, and a top 39. The longitudinal side wall 36 of the receptacle portion 20 encircles at least a portion the bottom wall 38 of the receptacle portion 20 so as to form a closed bottom 40 of the receptacle portion 20.

The receptacle portion 20 further comprises a loop portion 42 of the hook and loop fasteners. The loop portion 42 of the hook and loop fasteners extend around at least a portion of the longitudinal side wall 36 of the receptacle portion 20, and selectively mate with the hook portion 34 of the hook and loop fasteners on the glove portion 18 to selectively attach the receptacle portion 20 to the glove portion 18.

The receptacle portion 20 is made of a thermally insulating material for thermally insulating the beverage container 12.

E. Specific Configuration of an Alternate Embodiment of a Receptacle Portion 120

The receptacle portion 120 is similar to the receptacle portion 20, but with the addition of a zipper 144. The zipper 144 of the receptacle portion 120 depends at least partially along the longitudinal side wall 136 of the receptacle portion 120, from the top 139 of the receptacle portion 120 down for allowing snug reception of a necked-bottle beverage container 146 in the receptacle portion 120.

F. Conclusions

It will be understood that each of the elements described above or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described as embodied in a glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container, however, they are not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions, and changes in the forms and details of the embodiments of the present invention illustrated and their operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the embodiments of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the embodiments of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt them for various applications without omitting features that from the standpoint of prior art fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of the embodiments of the present invention. 

1. A glove for non-obtrusively holding and thermally insulating a beverage container while a user holds an article, comprising: a) a glove portion; and b) a receptacle portion; wherein said glove portion is for wearing on a hand of the user; wherein said receptacle portion is for snugly holding the beverage container therein; and wherein said receptacle portion is replaceably attached to a back-of-the-hand-facing surface of said glove portion so as not to obstruct use of the hand of the user and allow the user to hold the article.
 2. The glove of claim 1, wherein said glove portion comprises a main part; wherein said glove portion comprises finger root parts; wherein said main part of said glove portion has a palm-facing surface; wherein said main part of said glove portion has said back-of-the-hand-facing surface; wherein said finger root parts of said glove portion extend from said main part of said glove portion; and wherein said finger root parts of said glove portion are for allowing the fingers of the hand of the user to extend therethrough.
 3. The glove of claim 2, wherein said glove portion comprises a hook portion of hook and loop fasteners; and wherein said hook portion of said hook and loop fasteners is affixed to said back-of-the-hand-facing surface of said main part of said glove portion.
 4. The glove of claim 3, wherein said receptacle portion comprises a longitudinal side wall; wherein said receptacle portion comprises a bottom wall; wherein said receptacle portion comprises a top; and wherein said longitudinal side wall of said receptacle portion encircles at least a portion of said bottom wall of said receptacle portion so as to form a closed bottom of said receptacle portion.
 5. The glove of claim 4, wherein said receptacle portion comprises a loop portion of said hook and loop fasteners; wherein said loop portion of said hook and loop fasteners extend around at least a portion of said longitudinal side wall of said receptacle portion; and wherein said loop portion of said hook and loop fasteners selectively mate with said hook portion of said hook and loop fasteners on said glove portion to selectively attach said receptacle portion to said glove portion.
 6. The glove of claim 1, wherein said receptacle portion is made of a thermally insulating material for thermally insulating the beverage container.
 7. The glove of claim 4, wherein said receptacle portion has of a zipper; and wherein said zipper of said receptacle portion depends at least partially along said longitudinal side wall of said receptacle portion, from said top of said receptacle portion down for allowing snug reception of a necked-bottle beverage container in said receptacle portion. 